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First Amendment — 1, Colorado University — 0new

For more than 20 years, the annual 4/20 event on the Colorado University campus came and went pretty much without incident. There is really no reason to think that this year would have been any different had those who run the University not decided to make it different, but they did, and it was.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer | 04-27-2012 | Civil Liberties

Tags: University of Colorado, free speech, 4/20

Valmont Butte's Got a Dam Problemnew

Suspect actions on the part of the EPA and State of Colorado in their testing and analysis of potential pathways to human exposure from Allied Chemical's Valmont Butte Mill site.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge and Elizabeth Miller | 03-02-2012 | Environment

Tags: EPA, pollution, Valmont Butte, Allied Chemical

Ronald Reagan and the Largest EPA Scandal in Historynew

President Ronald Reagan's controversial environmental policies may explain why Valmont Butte is still contaminated.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer | 02-17-2012 | Environment

Tags: EPA, pollution, Ronald Reagan, Valmont Butte

The Ghosts of Valmont Buttenew

Ever since the city of Boulder purchased its Valmont Butte property, city taxpayers have been picking up the tab to pay for the environmental sins committed by more than a century’s worth of long-departed users at the site. And that tab may be getting bigger as more ghosts from the property’s past continue to reveal themselves.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge and Elizabeth Miller | 01-26-2012 | Environment

Tags: contamination, pollution, Valmont Butte

Behind the GMO Curtainnew

Big Ag threatens war on Boulder, Colorado.

Boulder Weekly | Jefferson Dodge and Joel Dyer | 12-15-2011 | Environment

The Shocking Origins of America's Deadly Drug Shortagesnew

By now, most of us are aware that our health care system has been compromised yet again. This time it's a crisis born of a seemingly never-ending number of unexplained drug shortages.

Boulder Weekly | Jefferson Dodge and Joel Dyer | 11-17-2011 | Health

Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health, Drug Shortage, U.S. Health Care

Groupoff: Some business owners say they lose money on Groupon and other coupon dealsnew

Some Boulder County employers are airing concerns about Groupon and similar group discount programs, citing costs that they say can be debilitating to small businesses. “It’s been the single worst business decision I’ve ever made,” Rachel Bacchus, owner of Boulder-based ELDO Esthetics and Waxing, says of her experience with Groupon.

Boulder Weekly | Jefferson Dodge | 08-05-2011 | Economy

Police Arrest Portable-Potty Peeper Suspectnew

A man who Boulder police believe is the person who hid in a portable toilet at a yoga festival last weekend has been arrested.

Boulder Weekly | Boulder Weekly Staff | 06-24-2011 | Crime & Justice

Tags: WTF, Eeeeew, Hanuman Yoga Festival, Luke Irvin Chrisco, Porta Potty Peeper

'Seed-to-Sale' Surveillancenew

Colorado medical marijuana dispensaries are dealing with bushels of new state regulations.

Boulder Weekly | Jefferson Dodge | 06-06-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: Medical Marijuana, MMJ, MMED

The Elephant in the Classroomnew

Split liberal ticket, outside GOP group help conservatives sweep Colorado University student elections.

Boulder Weekly | Chelsea Long | 04-25-2011 | Education

Tags: Colorado University, GOP

ClimateStupid: Why One Innovative Energy Program in Colorado Was Killednew

When Boulder County's ClimateSmart loan program was suspended last year, it left hundreds of local homeowners holding the bag -- a bag they now need to fill with money.

Boulder Weekly | Jefferson Dodge | 04-08-2011 | Environment

Tags: Colorado, environment, ClimateSmart, Property Assessed Clean Energy